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The Portuguese. Portuguese traders to be exact.
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to sail directly to Asia. They were first to reach the shores of India, China, Indonesia and several other places.
The first European explorers to arrive in China were greeted by the native Chinese. The explorers exchanged gifts and ideas. The European explorers took tea back to Europe.
A lot of things happened when the European explorers first arrived in China. China was not very impressed with the ideas and merchandise that were brought over from Europe.
Portuguese traders first settled in Macau, also known as Macao, in the 1550's. It is located in China and was rented to Portugal by the Chinese empire as trading port in 1557.
The Portuguese came first as traders to India
Macau, which belonged to the portuguese empire!
the Portuguese
The Portuguese came first as traders to India.
The Portuguese. Portuguese traders to be exact.
Macau was a Portuguese colony and both the first and last European colony in China. Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 16th century and subsequently administered the region until the handover on 20 December 1999. The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Macau stipulate that Macau operates with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2049, fifty years after the transfer.
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to sail directly to Asia. They were first to reach the shores of India, China, Indonesia and several other places.
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The first European explorers to arrive in China were greeted by the native Chinese. The explorers exchanged gifts and ideas. The European explorers took tea back to Europe.
The first Japanese port that was opened to the European traders was known as Nagasaki.
Most likely it would have been China, not a European nation. The Portuguese first arrived in Japan in the year 1543.